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9. The Lens Twist Method

by Dustin Farrell

4 months ago

8. Landscapes: Volume Two

by Dustin Farrell

4 months ago

7. Infiniti Spec Spot

by Dustin Farrell

8 months ago

6. Park Royal by Crew West

by Dustin Farrell

1 year ago

5. Landscapes: Volume One

by Dustin Farrell

1 year ago

4. Key West by Crew West: A 5D Mark2 Underwater Video

by Dustin Farrell

1 year ago

3. Arizona Desert Sunset

by Dustin Farrell

2 years ago

2. Sedona HDR time lapse

by Dustin Farrell

2 years ago

1. Flagstaff Milky Way

by Dustin Farrell

2 years ago

A year's compilation of my time lapse work. All shot on the Canon 5D2 and processed in Adobe After Effects. The majority of the shots are in my beautiful home state of Arizona. Goblin Valley State Park and Natural Bridges National Monument in Utah also make an appearance.

If you are interested in hiring me or licensing my clips please call 1-888-444-2739 or email tvcrews@crewwestinc.com

Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/Dustin_Farrell
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Every clip is a RAW image sequence (5616 x 3744) that I rendered out as a 1080P 23.976fps Quick Time movie. The motion control is achieved using servo motors.

Credits

Dustin Farrell
DP/Editor/Producer
Crew West Inc.
Keeper of the Money

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Stephen Lewis 1 year ago

Incredible work, very inspiring! How did you light some of the foreground objects like the train and the nasa vehicle? Also, concerning the shot at 1:45, can you tell me the exposure settings there? Thanks!
Dustin Farrell 1 year ago

I light with Lite Panels, the Lux light by Bebob, and cheap Coleman LED lanterns. I cannot recall the exposure settings on that shot. Doesn't really matter though because I usually shoot night shots underexposed and "stack" clips in After Effects using the "Screen" blend mode. My little secret. Now everybody's.
Risa Dickens 1 year ago

=) thanks for sharing!!!
Patrick Louie 1 year ago

That is a good method to reduce noise. Although, based on what the screen blend mode actually does (black is fully transparent, white is opaque, anything in between is semi-transparent) it can be a bit unforgiving in the shadows depending on how well that area was exposed originally. This can lead to some very deep and almost crushed blacks, which may or may not be what the photographer wants for the particular shot. Just thought those who want to try this should know that.
John McMahon 1 year ago

Really good trick thanks for sharing Dustin. I used to prosses all my shots in lightroom first, takes hours on my little laptop.
Beautiful footage!
Daniel Dragon Films 1 year ago

You could do the blend trick in just about any editor that does transparency, right? I'm on a PC using Pinnacle 14. I do a lot of star shots and I like the stacking idea, would have made my "ships at night" shots a little stronger in this one: vimeo.com/13794271
HDtimelapse.net 3 months ago

Really great Dustin!
Jonathan Pellicano 1 year ago

amazing video
Richard van den Boogaard 1 year ago

Amazing! What servo motors are you using?
Dustin Farrell 1 year ago

servocity.com The 1 rpm and 2 rpm geared motors. Call Kyle and tell him to give me some commission! :)
Richard van den Boogaard 1 year ago

Thanks.

I am thinking of getting Kessler Crane's solutions, as they can be used for multiple purposes (Dolly, Slider, Crane, Tripod).

Would love to learn more from you in terms of how to set the camera exposures...
Richard van den Boogaard 1 year ago

Also, here's a suggestion to your workflow: instead of using Quicktime, directly import your RAW files as a RAW sequence in After Effects (CS5, 64-bit). With the first file in the sequence you can change the RAW settings (Camera RAW opens) and then still have tons of ways to manipulate further in AE as the composition opens in 32-bit float color space.
Dustin Farrell 1 year ago

Guess you misunderstood and I underexplained :) That is my workflow exactly. Without manipulating the RAWS in ACR some of these shots would be impossible. The FINAL clips are rendered out as QT. RAW is beautiful.
Richard van den Boogaard 1 year ago

Okay, great! You understand the power of AE. I just often see people transcoding first to quicktime (with loss of quality) before doing further compositing/editing. That's a waste of colour data.

Instead of doing timelapses (stills), have you ever considered doing HDR video? Feel free to join this group on Vimeo: vimeo.com/groups/hdrvideo
Dustin Farrell 1 year ago

HDR video fascinates me as much as timelapse. I got into HDR timelapse because of my desire to reproduce the dynamic range of the human eye in a video clip. RED's HDRx technology is very exciting. 2:53 is my best HDR example because that is the way I viewed the scene in person.
Richard van den Boogaard 1 year ago

Again, your stuff looks a-ma-zing!

At 2:52 that's still a timelapse, right? Not an actual HDR video recording... or is it?
Dustin Farrell 1 year ago

timelapse
tom small 1 year ago

WOW! Stellar stuff Dustin. One quesiton- how do you shoot the bracketed shots on a timelapse, is there a cool remote that does that? Thanks so much for sharing.
Tom
Dustin Farrell 1 year ago

Just the Canon TC-80N3 remote controller. With the camera in rapid fire mode, set the 'long' menu to 2 or 3 seconds. This will tell the remote to hold down the shutter button taking rapid pictures up to your bracket amount. Set an interval that will allow the camera time to write the raws to the card and the camera will repeat this for the next bracket burst.
Dom 1 year ago

OMG, this is so good :) great work man!
Dustin Farrell 1 year ago

Thank You
Richard Peters 1 year ago

Stunning work, really is!
Dustin Farrell 1 year ago

Thanks
Maik Thomas 1 year ago

great job, dustin :) ... love the astro lapses with the NASA vehicle
23 Pictures 1 year ago

Incredible! Dig it.

'J-dog
Suzanne Naomi 1 year ago

wow... makes me wanna go there, great work!
Bulent Ozdemir 1 year ago

Stunning imagery with great composition = Fantastic piece of work. Should be proud or yourself Dustin.
Dustin Farrell 1 year ago

Thank you. Been patting myself on the back more than I probably should.
Laurens Neels 1 year ago

It seems so unreal to me. There are no skies like that here. I have to visit these places one day..
I'm stunned with so much beauty in a few minutes. Great!
David Qualter 1 year ago

Amazing video. Incredibly inspiring.
Dominic 1 year ago

Dustin, incredible work. I really like the NASA shots. Again amazing work and I can't wait to see more.
Dustin Farrell 1 year ago

I'm tired... I'm going home now...
-Forrest Gump

Thanks
-Dustin Farrell
Dominic 1 year ago

haha :)
Kostas Petsas 1 year ago

Really stunning images! Must have been a lot of patient work.
Unfortunately, it is difficult to shoot things like the milky way here with all the light pollution. Hopefully, one day in Arizona :)
Michael Lapp 1 year ago

Congrats on this beautiful compilation, Dustin. I am truly jealous of your prime timelapse locations. Keep up the good work.
Sham Noir 1 year ago

This is the single greatest time lapse I have seen shot on any DSLR ... keep it up!
Ron Risman 1 year ago

Fantastic. Amazing. Beautiful. Stunning.
Jim Meegan 1 year ago

Incredible... I love the conveniences of living in a major city, but when I see work like this... wow. I get second thoughts!
Dustin Farrell 1 year ago

I live in Phoenix. I've got a new truck with a lot of miles on it though :)
Gavin Kilduff 1 year ago

Dustin, fair play. The best timelapse I have seen on Vimeo. Keep patting yourself on the back. Any advice for someone you have just inspired to go out and try their hand at some 5d timelapse for the first time?
Dustin Farrell 1 year ago

Read, read, read. Test, test, test.
Edward Platero 1 year ago

Amazing timelapse.... love the music, who is the artist?
Dustin Farrell 1 year ago

The Half Open Sky Gives Us Hope
Mathias Eis Schultz 1 year ago

Thank you! I was acutally looking after it!
Sean McCormack 1 year ago

Class work. I love this. Now if only it wasn't raining here all the time, I might get something like this!
Olivier Laurent 1 year ago

Amazing work... and is the music by "Explosions in the Sky"?
Make Some Tea 1 year ago

kickass work
Brian Dickman 1 year ago

Great stuff! Perfect music for this, and you edited to it spot on.
I just picked up a 2rpm gear motor that I'm hoping to attach to my slider somehow so I can add some movement to my timelapses. Any chance you could post a couple photos of your rig?
Jeremy Hall 1 year ago

Beautiful work. Really amazing fruits of undoubtedly an incredible amount of time into each scene.
Roland Turner 1 year ago

Wow!!!
Biglith 1 year ago

Amazing! Incredible! Beautiful! Everything has already been said. And I didn't even turn my speakers on (yet), so I'm gonna watch it again with sound.
Lawrence Standifer Stevens 1 year ago

I'm curious about the intervalometer you used. Also, you say you underexposed many of the shots. I know the noise levels on the 5D are known to be quite low at reasonably high ISOs. But, dang, dude. . . on some of these shots, you must be shooting 30 sec. exposures at ISO 6400. Amazing! The equal of anything I've seen on Vimeo or anywhere else. Or better!
Dustin Farrell 1 year ago

Just 'stacking' image sequences in screen mode. Try it you'll like it.
siso 1 year ago

muito bonito! em conjunto com a trilha dá uma certa tristeza pela finitude de nosssas vidas...mas muito bonito mesmo!
Mike Collins 1 year ago

This is amazing work!
LARDO 1 year ago

Wow. Gobsmacked at how beautiful your vision for timelapse is...
Antonio Urquijo 1 year ago

thanks mate !
Rutger Geerling 1 year ago

fantastic, thanks for sharing. totally enjoyed it!
Carlos Osterling 1 year ago

This is probably the best time-lapse work I have seen!
Gunnar Nimpuno 1 year ago

I bow in respect to you. Stunning...!
Dustin Farrell 1 year ago

*bowing back*
mojo43 1 year ago

Beautiful work...
sukhoi37 1 year ago

omg, this is a wonderful work !
cant wait to see more.
Dustin Farrell 1 year ago

Volume TWO . . . . one day
Serko Artinian 1 year ago

Very glad to have seen this. Really inspiring work. Can't thank you enough!
Sergio Salgado 1 year ago

Really awesome stuff. Keep up the good work!
James Drake 1 year ago

fantastic. if you're ever in Colorado/Denver, hollar!
Joaquim Bel 1 year ago

Best video I've seen in YEARS!

That inspired me and pushed forward to do some stuff...

Thanks for sharing & keep it up!
MILapse 1 year ago

Sweet! Loved every minute of it. Keep killing it out there!
Dustin Farrell 1 year ago

Thanks man
John Myrstad 1 year ago

Great work, and thanks for letting me download it as well :)
Matt Berenz 1 year ago

Unreal.
Matt Rowell 1 year ago

Incredible!
Jenova 7 1 year ago

Beautiful! Stunning imagery and a beautiful score (which actually reminds me of one of the compositions in "Edward Scissorhands"). I believe we share a mutual respect for both our planet and the infinite beyond that extends in all directions. Wonderful usage of stars and the cosmos.
Dustin Farrell 1 year ago

Profound
Mike O'Neal 1 year ago

absolutely beautiful. I gotta get outside more.
Joshua Gunther 1 year ago

So, I just tried importing a Raw sequence in AE, made a composition and exported a 422HQ quicktime. The estimated export time is 35 minutes. With a jpeg sequence it only like 5 minutes. Plus, I only get a 1 frame preview with AE not being able to see any of the footage in real time. I guess I could ram preview it but that would probably take 35minutes also. I'm curious if there is a better way to handle the raw footage in a way that makes it more manageable? Before my work flow was, adjust to ACR, export Jpegs, Import into AE and then export movie. Got any tips on making this work a little better? I love your stuff and would love to figure out the best AE work flow! :O)
Matty2x4 1 year ago

Have you tried export as tiffs? they are still good quality closer to RAWS than jpegs. I use tiffs they work fine, but dont use LZW or ZIP on them, it will slow you down.
Dustin Farrell 1 year ago

timescapes.org

EVERYTHING you need is there somewhere in the forums
The Film Artist 1 year ago

Is this Earth? Fantastic work Dustin!!!! :D
Dan Auber 1 year ago

Stunning is all I can say. Very well done.
Michał Leder 1 year ago

Stunning, inspiring, paralyzing.
Lukas Häusler 1 year ago

full OMG!
Jed Smith 1 year ago

Your timelapse shots are outstanding and exceptionally beautiful. The usage of dolly to create paralax and perceived depth in the image works very well to create an interesting shot. And your lighting and choice of locations, times, and foreground objects to feature are amazing.

However, I really think that the usage of sporadic crossfades in the edit comes across as awkward, and as a viewer, it distracts from the experience of perceiving your images. I'm not sure if it is the inelegant fade interpolation, or the way that the two images combine when partially faded, or just the randomness with which the technique is made use of, but I would seriously reconsider this editing strategy.

Inspiring work, thank you for sharing.
Dustin Farrell 1 year ago

Point taken. Many times the cuts were VERY jarring. Too much so IMO. And after the Vimeo encode some of the dissolves became choppy. Download the video and play it directly from your computer. Much better.
Peter H. Chang 1 year ago

Bravissimo! This is brilliant work!
Dustin Farrell 1 year ago

Thanks Peter!
Rafael Asquith 1 year ago

Brilliant, amazing, inspiring, beautiful....

A great work you must be very proud of this video, congratulations.
erwan manchec 1 year ago

On beware-blog.com/2010/10/26/timelapse-volume-one/ very nice work dude
Andy Sapp 1 year ago

Gorgeous!
Brad Kremer 1 year ago

Beautiful work Dustin!
Dustin Farrell 1 year ago

Thanks Brad. Yours as well.
Magnus Sandström 1 year ago

Wooow!
Michael Fletcher 1 year ago

Tom Lowe must be shaking in his boots lol....Nice work mate
Dustin Farrell 1 year ago

Lmao!
Benjamin Dowie 1 year ago

Flaming amazing. Which planet was this shot on?
Andrew Walker 1 year ago

Really cool stuff man. I can't wait to go back out to AZ, my second home.
Dustin Farrell 1 year ago

Thanks Andrew. Arizona is spectacular.
GroS grossetti 1 year ago

wonderfull job! really amazing
Delrious 1 year ago

Nice Dustin! Is it just me or were some of those Milky Way shots rockin' at 12800 ISO?